Author: John Fontana

NBC Sports Net ratings fail during 2016 NHL Eastern Conference Finals; biased coverage did not help

By John Fontana | Mar 6th 2019 | 4 min read |

How much blame with a low-rated playoff series rests with the competition itself and how much of it lies with the broadcast arm? I don’t think i...

Live Tampa Bay Lightning Twitter stream

By John Fontana | Mar 6th 2019 | 1 min read |

Stay up to the minute with live Twitter chatter from the Tampa Bay Lightning (players, prospects, and the franchise) and media (beat writers and blogg...

Another update on the Deke the Deuce charity campaign

By John Fontana | Mar 6th 2019 | 3 min read |

When I started the Deke the Deuce charity drive, one thing that I took into consideration was the sport of hockey and the NHL’s ability to be ph...

Tampa Bay Lightning versus Detroit Red Wings live Twitter stream

By John Fontana | Mar 6th 2019 | 1 min read |

Stay up to the minute with live Twitter chatter from the Tampa Bay Lightning (players, prospects, and the franchise) and media (beat writers and blogg...

A quick update on the Deke the Deuce charity drive

By John Fontana | Mar 6th 2019 | 2 min read |

I started the Deke the Deuce campaign, a charity drive linked to the disease Neurofibromatosis Type II (NF2 for short) with proceeds going toward the ...

A different kind of dregs; Tampa Bay Lightning versus Toronto Maple Leafs preview

By John Fontana | Mar 6th 2019 | 4 min read |

Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida | When: 7:30 PM EDT Radio: 970 AM WFLA – Online Stream | Television: Fox Sports Sun | Twitter: Live Stream O...

The follower and "like" counts for all NHL teams

By John Fontana | Mar 6th 2019 | 11 min read |

Statistical analysis of the NHL – the players individually, the teams – is part of the game. It might just be the simple / basic stuff lik...

Flying and challenged; Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers preview

By John Fontana | Mar 6th 2019 | 5 min read |

Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | When: 7 PM EST Radio: 970 AM WFLA | Television: Fox Sports Sun | Twitter: Live Stream Opponent...

Quick Strikes for Saturday, February 20

By John Fontana | Mar 6th 2019 | 4 min read |

It’s the time of the season for trading. Minor moves have helped compel the Bolts further in the past than anyone imagined, including to the tit...

Marking a dozen years of Lightning blogging and introducing the Deke the Deuce charity campaign

By John Fontana | Mar 6th 2019 | 5 min read |

Today’s the 12th anniversary of the founding of the site that became Raw Charge. I started writing a site called Boltsmag (named for a Rivals.co...